Voting now open to rename Ryerson Park in Burlington
CBC
A list of more than 500 new names for a Burlington park has been narrowed down to just four finalists.
The site at 565 Woodview Road is currently known as Ryerson Park, but the city is looking to give it a new name that reflects "equity, diversity and inclusion," according to a media release.
City council voted unanimously to rename the park following a decision from the city's public school board to scrap the same name on a nearby school.
"This was done out of respect for Indigenous residents in our community and visitors to our city — particularly following the recent discovery of mass graves at former residential schools," said mayor Marianne Meed Ward.
The school and park were named for Edgerton Ryerson to recognize the contributions made to Ontario's education system, but Ryerson was also "instrumental in the design of Canada's residential school system," the city's media release said.
Hundreds of submissions were made to the naming committee, which selected three.
The city said a fourth option was added following input from Stephen Paquette, an Indigenous elder and the Halton District School Board's Indigenous Knowledge Guide.
Here's a look at the short list of names and explanations provided by Burlington:
Online voting is now open and will continue until Nov. 19.
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